Polymorphisms and dental age in non-syndromic cleft lip and palate: a cross-sectional study by Gabriela Fonseca-Souza, Lhorrany Alves-Souza, Maria Angélica Hueb de Menezes-Oliveira, Nikolaos Daratsianos, Svenja Beisel-Memmert, Christian Kirschneck, Rafaela Scariot, Juliana Feltrin-Souza, Erika Calvano Küchler

“…Genomic DNA was extracted from buccal cells, and SNPs in Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) – rs4444903 and rs2237051, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) – rs2227983 –, Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 (TGFB1) – rs1800470 and rs4803455 –, and Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 2 (TGFBR2) – rs3087465 – were genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reactions using the TaqMan assay. …”
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Monitoring Bone Healing: Integrating RF Sensing With AI by Ahmad Aldelemy, Ebenezer Adjei, Prince O. Siaw, Ali Al-Dulaimi, Viktor Doychinov, Nazar T. Ali, Rami Qahwaji, John G. Buckley, Pete Twigg, Raed A. Abd-Alhameed

“…The results demonstrate significant potential for this technology to revolutionise orthopaedic treatment and recovery management by offering continuous, real-time monitoring without radiation exposure. The proposed system enhances personalised patient care by integrating RF sensing with artificial intelligence, enabling timely interventions and more informed, data-driven treatment strategies. …”
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Development and Implementation of the MPPT Based on Incremental Conductance for Voltage and Frequency Control in Single-Stage DC-AC Converters by Javier Alonso Ramírez Torres, Orlando Lastres Danguillecourt, Roberto Adrián González Domínguez, Guillermo Rogelio Ibáñez Duharte, Laura Elena Verea Valladares, Joel Pantoja Enríquez, Jesús Antonio Enríquez Santiago, Andrés López López, Antonio Verde Añorve

“…The algorithm achieved simulation efficiencies of up to 98.93% and an average experimental efficiency of 96.76%. The response time improved by 86% with a perturbation frequency of 15 Hz. …”
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Study on exhaled volatile organic compounds identifying cognitive fatigue induced by N-back task in healthy young adults by Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaoyan Dong, Qiang Huang, Zhe Liu, Qin Wang

“…Thirty healthy young adults were recruited and assigned to complete two 1.5-hour cognitive fatigue-inducing trials of the N-back task and one control trial of low emotion film watching of the same duration time. The Chalder Fatigue Scale was employed to assess the cognitive fatigue of the subjects before and after the induction and film watching. …”
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Preferences of people with type 2 diabetes for telemedical lifestyle programmes in Germany: protocol of a discrete choice experiment by Veronika Gontscharuk, Andrea Icks, Michael Roden, Markus Vomhof, Sandra Grobosch, Jana Sommer, Jan Dyczmons

“…This study aims to examine the preferences of people with T2DM with respect to telemedical lifestyle programmes, to analyse whether these preferences predict programme success and to explore the changes that may occur during a telemedical lifestyle intervention.Methods and analysis We outline the protocol of the development and assessment of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to examine patient preferences in a telemedical lifestyle programme with regard to the functions of the online portal, communication, responsibilities, group activities and time requirements. To develop the design of the DCE, we conducted pilot work involving healthcare experts and in particular people with T2DM using cognitive pretesting. …”
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Ketamine effects on resting state functional brain connectivity in major depressive disorder patients: a hypothesis-driven analysis based on a network model of depression by Kasper Recourt, Joop Van Gerven, Joop Van Gerven, Nadieh Drenth, Jeroen van der Grond, Kantaro Nishigori, Nic J. Van Der Wee, Gabriël E. Jacobs, Gabriël E. Jacobs

“…At both acute (p < 0.0172) and delayed (p < 0.0488) time points, significant rs-fMRI connectivity changes occurred only in MDD-related COIs as proposed by the CLIPST model. …”
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Evaluasi dan Redesign Website Pendidikan Tinggi dengan Menerapkan User Experience Lifecycle by M. Gilvy Langgawan Putra, Michael Renaldi, Sri Rahayu Natasia

“…As for the results gained on the research this time is, on the aspects of learnability increased 2x faster than the old ITK website, then on the efficiency aspect gained the percentage of users reached its goal in using the new ITK website 94.40%, then on the memorability aspect of the number of clicks decreased on the new ITK website when compared to the old web ITK, and on the aspect of the error that will happen to the new ITK Web site worth 1.61% of the probability.   …”
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Outcomes of Patients Who Have Do Not Resuscitate Status prior to Being Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit by Debjit Saha, Carlos Moreno, Marc Csete, Elizabeth Kury Perez, Luigi Cubeddu, David Farcy, Steven Henry, Zachary Glazer, Lisa A. Moreno-Walton, Robert C. Goldszer

“…This is a retrospective review of patients who had a valid DNR status at the time that they were admitted to an ICU in a single hospital over an eighteen-month period. …”
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Ecdysone receptor strongly influences larval–pupal–adult transition and melanization in Tuta absoluta by Xiaodi Wang, Jiajia Wu, Jianyang Guo, Nianwan Yang, Fanghao Wan, Zhichuang Lü, Wanxue Liu

“…Methods In this study, RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, gene cloning, bioinformatics analysis, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were used to obtain the full length, conserved domain, and relative expression levels of the EcR. …”
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Public Health Messaging on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study by Ashwin Rao, Nazanin Sabri, Siyi Guo, Louiqa Raschid, Kristina Lerman

“… BackgroundEffective communication is crucial during health crises, and social media has become a prominent platform for public health experts (PHEs) to share information and engage with the public. At the same time, social media also provides a platform for pseudoexperts who may spread contrarian views. …”
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INSEGNARE IL LESSICO CON I DIZIONARI DELL’USO by Massimo Prada

“…The unit is designed as modular, allowing the instructor to select and adapt its components as needed; at the same time, each component is interconnected, so as to ensure a coherent and comprehensive learning experience. …”
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A new risk assessment model of venous thromboembolism by considering fuzzy population by Xin Wang, Yu-Qing Yang, Xin-Yu Hong, Si-Hua Liu, Jian-Chu Li, Ting Chen, Ju-Hong Shi

“…The training and test set were divided based on the admission time and inpatients from May 2016 to June 2016 were included as the test dataset. …”
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System- and fish-size-specific reference intervals for plasma analytes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) reared in commercial fresh- and saltwater recirculating aquaculture syste... by Thomas Amlie, David Persson, Simen Foyn Nørstebø, Asgeir Østvik, Marit Stormoen, Øystein Evensen

“…Water quality parameters varied with time and system; however, were within acceptable ranges in both production environments. …”
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Economic vs. ecological benefit for organic food: the role of perceived values in online consumer reviews by Hong Huo, Hong Huo, Junru Yao, Junru Yao, Qiutong Li, Qiutong Li, Rong Wu, Rong Wu, Chen Wang, Chen Wang, Dingyao Yu, Dingyao Yu

“…Further, this study found that the positive effect of perceived ecological value on consumer satisfaction increased over time, while the positive effect of perceived economic value on consumer satisfaction gradually weakened.DiscussionThis study theoretically provides a new research idea to identify consumer perceived value based on online review data, and reveals the dynamic impact of perceived value on satisfaction, adding a new perspective for sustainable consumption research. …”
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Efficient method for identification of Escherichia coli strains isolated from various chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) organs by V. P. Terletskiy, V. I. Tyshchenko, O. B. Novikova, E. D. Dzhavadov, I. Ya. Shakhtamirov, N. L. Adaev

“…The advantages of the proposed technique are the short turn-around time of analysis and easy availability of reagents and equipment. …”
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Shaping Treatment Expectation to Optimize Efficacy of Interleukin 17A Antagonist Secukinumab in Psoriasis Patients by Hölsken S, Krefting F, Mühlhaus S, Bese D, Schedlowski M, Sondermann W

“…The EXP and DC groups did not differ with regard to reaching 75% improvement in PASI scores (PASI75), a DLQI score of 0 or 1 or at least 4 points improvement in itch. Over time, the EXP-group showed a faster decline in PASI scores and anxiety symptoms compared to the DC-group, but less improvement in quality of life. …”
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Urolithiasis complicated by chronic obstructive pyelonephritis in patients with concomitant diseases of the cardiovascular system by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, R. A. Khomov

“…Exacerbations of ChOP in patients of group I developed 1.5 times more often (once in 2.8-3 years) than in patients from the control group (on average after 18 months versus 28), and in group II almost annually (1 time in 13 months). …”
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New insights into the effects of Aspergillus oryzae administration during the transition period in Bubalus bubalis by Sameh A. Abdelnour, Walaa M. Essawi, Nasser Ghanem, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Ahmed N. F. Neamat-Allah, Shimaa A. Amer, Simon J. Davies, Ali Ali El-Raghi

“…The concentration of haptoglobin, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and Malondialdehyde (MDA) was significantly lower in the treated group (4.42 mg/dl, 68.89 pg/ml, 3.46 nmol, respectively) than in the control group (8.29 mg/dl, 83 pg/ml, 6.23 nmol, respectively). At the same time, the levels of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), immunoglobulin M, and G were significantly higher. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Metastatic Cancer by Søren Ventegodt, Elin Solheim, Mads E. Saunte, Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

“…This paper describes how work with a patient with metastasized cancer can be done in the holistic clinical practice in 14 days on an individual basis, helping the patient to recover her human character, purpose of life, coherence, and will to live, thus improving quality of life and possibly also survival time. The holistic therapeutic work includes (1) teaching existential theory, (2) working with life perspective and philosophy of life, (3) helping the patient to acknowledge the state of the disease and the feelings connected to it, and finally (4) getting the patient into the holistic state of healing: (a) feeling old repressed emotions, (b) understanding why she got sick from a holistic point of view, and finally (c) letting go of the negative beliefs and decisions that made her sick according to the holistic theory of nongenetic diseases. …”
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Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Treated in Routine Medical Practice: Final Analysis of the ESTEEM Study by Krupa Shah Pandey, Kathryn Giles, Konstantin Balashov, Richard Macdonell, Jörg Windsheimer, Mikel Martinez, Ivan Božin, Stephanie Raynaud, Matthew Scaramozza, Oksana Mokliatchouk, Zhaonan Sun, Nicholas Belviso, Yayoi Sato, Xiaochen Lin, Annette Okai

“…Relapse rates were low and both ARR and PROs remained stable over time. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02047097.…”
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